Explore the Family Name Sayen

The meaning of Sayen

1. Altered form of French Séguin (see Seguin). 2. French (mainly Ardennes): metonymic occupational name for a pork butcher, from Old French sain ‘lard’.

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How common is the last name Sayen in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sayen saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname climbed from 67,522nd place in 2000 to 63,068th place in 2010, representing a 6.6 percent improvement. In terms of counts, there was a significant 16.12 percent increase, with the number of individuals carrying the Sayen surname rising from 273 in 2000 to 317 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Sayen per 100,000 people also increased by 10 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,522	#63,068	6.6%
Count	273	317	16.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sayen

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Sayen also shifted somewhat between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 93.41 percent of those with the Sayen surname identified as White, but by 2010 that figure had declined slightly to 90.85 percent. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation among those named Sayen doubled, increasing from 2.56 percent in 2000 to 5.36 percent in 2010. There was a noticeable decline in individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity carrying the Sayen surname, from 2.56 percent in 2000 to none reported in 2010. Lastly, a new category emerged in 2010, with 1.58 percent of individuals with the Sayen surname identifying as being of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.41%	90.85%	-2.74%
Hispanic	2.56%	5.36%	109.38%
Two or More Races	0%	1.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.56%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%